By Vanessa Uriarte | Manager of Institutional Giving
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge. Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Diabetes account for 60% of the deaths worldwide and are no longer considered “diseases of affluence.” NCDs have become a major challenge in India. The prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has been rising rapidly, with the country being labeled as the “diabetes capital” of the world. Currently there are approximately 51 million people with diabetes in India.
The 4th National NCD Summit 2016: “NCDs Management: Translating Best Practices to Next Practices” was held in October in New Delhi. Key stakeholders convened to develop and create a compendium of best practices to better understand what the public and private sectors are doing to combat the challenges of NCDs.
Project HOPE was invited to present in the 4th National NCD Summit 2016 “NCDs Management: Translating Best Practices to Next Practices” in New Delhi. One of the key interventions that were presented is the model Project UDAAN (United Dialogue and Action Against Non-Communicable Diseases) being implemented in Kanke block of Ranchi District, Jharkhand India. The UDAAN uses a 360-degree approach to address NCD with a three-pronged strategy: health promotion and demand generation, health system strengthening on NCDs, and capacity building on NCDs.
Through this intervention, Project HOPE has been able to generate more evidence to address the operational challenges of implementing the national guidelines on NCDs, document the processes and develop cost effective scalable models to combat NCDs in India. One of the key strategies from Project HOPE is to work in partnership with the public and private sector to provide better solutions to the growing NCDs challenge in India.
By Katie Ruscito | Development Specialist, Events
By Sara Leonard | Development Specialist
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